Ozark Correctional Center – Missouri

Do you know somebody incarcerated at Ozark Correctional Center? Ozark Correctional Center is a state correctional facility in the Missouri state prison system. This guide will tell you information about everything related to Ozark Correctional Center,like: Find an inmate at Ozark Correctional Center. Visitation information. The prisons’s phone number and address. Mailing or sending money to an inmate at Ozark Correctional Center. And lots more.

General Prison Information

Contact Information

In this section you have the street address and mailing address for Ozark Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to mail a package or letter to someone at Ozark Correctional Center, and be sure to use the street address if you want to know the actual location of the facility.

Mailing Address

You should also read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information further down on this page before you mail something to a prisoner to make sure that you properly address it, and use the appropriate steps for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the appropriate directions, the letter or package could not get delivered.

Street Address / Prison Location

Address

Phone Number and Fax Number

Map and Directions

Use this address if you are going to visit a prisoner. Be sure to read the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures sections on this page if you are going to go to visit an inmate at Ozark Correctional Center.

Directions

Phone Number

Ozark Correctional Center prisoners don’t have phones, so you can’t call an inmate, but, there are some times when it might be necessary to have the phone number to the facility.

(417) 767-4491

State prison inmates may be able to make phone calls with:

Calling Cards

Collect Calls

Dedicated Phone Line

Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

Ozark Correctional Center prisoners don’t have access to fax machines, so you can’t fax a letter to an inmate, but there are some times when it is useful to know the fax machine number to the facility.

Email Address

This is the general email address for the prison. You can’t contact prisoners at this address. If you want to find out how to send an email to an inmate, read the Inmate Email section on this page.

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Inmate Email

To send an email message to a prisoner at Ozark Correctional Center you must use an specific process to ensure that the email message gets to the inmate.

Inmate Internet Access

Inmates are not permitted to access the internet.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are important steps that are necessary to follow when sending mail to a state prison inmate. If you don’t follow the procedures then the mail might not get delivered.

Before you send a package or letter, read the links below:

Mail Monitoring

Institution guards will open and inspect and read all received general postal correspondence. Received general packages and mail may be read as frequently as is necessary to keep security and safety or watch a particular problem having to do with a certain inmate.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

This is the proper format for how you should address a letter or package to a state prison inmate at Ozark Correctional Center:

Inmate Money

Each state prison has a Commissary that serves to provide inmates a bank account for inmate money and for buying things not issued by the prison.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Friends, family, or other people can deposit money to prisoner’s accounts by sending it by Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends are able to send prisoners money by way of the postal service and have to send those funds to the address below and follow the directions given below:

The money have to be in the form of a money order made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. It is advisable to use a post office money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, in which the prisoner will not get the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that do not have correct inmate info provided the envelope has a return address. Cash and personal checks won’t be deposited so do not send any checks or cash.

Inmate Locator

State prison inmates are often changed to various prisons around the state, so sometimes you might need to find the location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click the link below to look up an Ozark Correctional Center inmate.Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation

Before you visit an inmate at Ozark Correctional Center, make sure you be aware of this information:

Visitation Schedule

Visitation Rules

Visitation Application

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Each Missouri state prison has their own rules for visitation and these rules are changed regularly. The procedures listed below might be different when you are reading this, so make sure to also go to Ozark Correctional Center’s site to get the most up to date visitation procedures.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The front entrance guard will ensure each visitor signs the inmate visitors log when entering the facility and also when they leave.

Identification Required

Picture id of visitors will be required. Acceptable forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; however, a state issued photo ID is acceptable.

For all of the things shown below, check the official prison facility site because this info is updated all the time:

Visitation Rules

Visitation Dress Code

Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation

Special Rules For Childred, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Website

Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

You have the right to protection from the accused.

You have the right to notification.

You have the right to attend proceedings.

You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.

You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.

You have the right to restitution.

You have the right to a speedy trial.

You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

Spouses and children of all victims.

Parents and guardians of minor victims.

Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.

Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.